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I have been all over the place on foot today! Great because it was a non-workout workout but tough because it is SO WINDY and cold outside! I’m estimating total miles at 7.5!

My day started with a walk to the bakery and back. I always tell myself before I get there that I’m not hungry and there’s no reason to eat any sweets. But then we always have something new to try!!

Today it was Strawberry Muffins aka Cupcakes = Muffcakes. I tried a piece from the breadboard and they were incredible!!

Then I luckily got to run into 3 of Matt’s fraternity brothers who came in for a visit! Jeb, Steve + Brian.

Back home, I showered up and munched on an apple for blood sugar morning sickness snack #2 to tide me to our late lunch.

Smart Kitchen Sarah just moved back to Cville after 18 months away (she moved away when I got here!) She is such a go-getter!! She organized a lunch at Feast for VA bloggers (and brought us all tiny personalized jars of homemade nut butter!

And Brittany brought Heady Goo Balls – a kind of mashed up larabar-style treat filled with honey and Amazing Grass!

After lunch I walked Brittany and Lauren back to our house where Matt was entertaining their fiancées with beer.

We stopped for a latte on the way back!

Then, when I realized everyone had to walk back to Feast to get their cars, we walked BACK (another mile) and I picked up some meat from the Organic Butcher that I didn’t get to grab earlier and walked the mile back home with 5 pounds of meat in my purse! It was quite the walking day!

So much fun to see you today! I, too, needed a mug of tea as soon as I finally made it home. [We spent WAY too much time perusing goods in Feast and making purchases at The Spice Diva after y’all left!]

Looks fun and tasty! I really wished I could reach through the screen and eat some of that chocolate! I’m super impressed that you’re walking so much when it’s so cold and windy. I always chicken out of outdoor activity when it’s below freezing.

yumm looking the looks of all the bakery eats and treats! my husband and i actually stopped in a GH today for lunch in rexberg, idaho (the boonies) on our way from a little roadtrip we had to make. made me think of you!

Atlanta got super cold today too! I really wanted to take my oldest our for a run, but I just can’t do that cold like that. Sounds like you had a great day Kath! I hope you two get to enjoy your day off tomorrow!

That’s my favorite means of getting exercise. When I studied abroad in Paris, I lost 15 pounds just from walking around so much. I felt better than I’ve ever felt — even better than I’ve felt with running a lot or Cross-fitting. Walking is good for the body and the soul.

ahh! Sarah emailed me but I had already scheduled a meeting in Richmond for today So bummed that I missed it. Hope there is another one soon! I am thinking of coming up to cville soon, maybe for my birthday, so I can’t wait to try new gh treats.

Blood sugar issues kind of run in my family and hit me particularly hard, so I have a few tricks if you’re interested. I always try to have gum with sugar on me, protein-packed snacks (Trader Joe’s has individual packaged almonds and Babybels are great), and not-too-sweet fruit (like kiwis) are key. You may already know all of that since you’re a nutritionist, but you may also be new to the low blood sugar gang. I think there was a movie when I was little called the Lollipop Gang. Random Hope that helps!